James Comer

James Comer (19 August 1972-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-KY 1) from 8 November 2016, succeeding Ed Whitfield.

Biography
James Comer was born in Carthage, Tennessee in 1972, and he started his own farm, served as director of the South Central Bank for twelve years, and served as President of the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce from 1999 to 2000. He served in the State House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012, Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky from 2012 to 2016, and in the US House of Representatives from 2016. He was a conservative member of the Republican Party.